Overview
Jan Wellens is the founder of mygrid, a company he started in October 2021, and is based in Brussels.
He spent seven years at Worldline Global, joining in August 2014 as a hardware development engineer and moving in November 2017 to a role in product design development, which he held until September 2021. From July 2018 to September 2020 he was co-founder of Mountain Minimalist. Between June 2010 and June 2012 he worked on the powertrain with the Umicore Solar Team, and from September 2007 to June 2010 he was an animator with Scouts Sint-Jan Diest. In 2006 he took a student job as a kitchen aid with the Belgian Defence, returning in September 2007 for a student job as a clerk.
Wellens studied electrical and electronics engineering at Groep T - Internationale Hogeschool Leuven, where he also completed a master's degree with a focus on intelligent electronics and a post-graduate in entrepreneurial studies. He then took a bachelor's degree in industrial and product design at Howest and a master's degree in the same field at Ghent University, and in 2016 completed professional education with The Interaction Design Foundation.
Career history
In the news
- De energietransitie moet voor iedereen toegankelijk zijn. Ook als je huurt. Bij MyGrid maken we dat mogelijk met plug-in thuisbatterijen. Door ze slim aan te sturen en met elkaar te verbinden, kunnen huishoudens samen bijdragen aan een flexibeler elektriciteitsnet. Maar wanneer helpt energieopslag écht om netcongestie te verminderen? En wat is daarvoor nodig? Onze oprichter Jan Wellens deelt onze visie tijdens het webinar, samen met drie andere experts uit de energiesector. 📅 Dinsdag 20 oktober | 15.00–16.15 uur |
- Energy storage should be accessible to everyone. 🔋 On 20 October, our founder and CEO Jan Wellens joins three fellow speakers at the Smart Energy Community to explore how energy storage can support a more flexible energy system. Jan will share how MyGrid brings plug-in batteries and smart VPP software to more households, including renters and apartment residents. 📅 20 October · 15:00–16:15 CEST · Online Join the conversation! Register via the original post below. 👇
- Opslag wordt vaak gezien als een oplossing voor netcongestie, het beter benutten van lokaal opgewekte energie en het vergroten van flexibiliteit in het energiesysteem. Maar welke vormen van opslag zijn er, welke rol kunnen ze spelen en onder welke voorwaarden leveren ze daadwerkelijk meerwaarde? 🎤 Vier sprekers, vier visies op energieopslag 🔋Op dinsdag 20 oktober duikt de Smart Energy Community in opslag: van plug-in thuisbatterij tot maatwerk bij netcongestie. Deze sprekers delen hun ervaring uit de praktijk: - Nando
- Meet ModuleTwo. More control over your energy. 🔋 Our modular plug-in home battery makes energy storage accessible, from a single unit to a system that grows with your needs. In this video, our founder and CEO Jan Wellens walks you through ModuleTwo: storing solar energy, charging with dynamic electricity tariffs, backup power and smart energy management. You’ll also discover MyGrid DataLock, our approach to protecting your battery and energy data, from the chip to our European cloud. And we look ahead to the next step: batteries
- Energy storage should be within everyone’s reach. 🔋That’s why we built ModuleTwo: our modular plug-in home battery, designed to give more people control over their energy. In the video below, our founder and CEO Jan Wellens shows how it works, from storing solar energy and charging with dynamic tariffs to backup power and expanding your storage as your needs grow. You’ll also discover MyGrid DataLock, our approach to protecting your battery and energy data, from the chip to our European cloud.Watch the full walkthrough in under
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